Define the critical elements of distinctiveness and develop rubrics for measuring distinctiveness and evaluating programs.
Process
- Form task force on academic and institutional distinctiveness.
- Form subsequent work groups to refine rubrics based on feedback.
Committee Charge
- Define 3-5 critical elements that make a program, initiative or horizontal theme distinct. These elements should be specific and measurable.
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Develop a rubric that defines or describes levels of achievement for each critical element wherein
- 1= Nationally distinct
- 2=Regionally distinct
- 3=SUNY distinct
- 4=Locally distinct
- Develop an overall scale (and weights) that incorporates the rubric analysis of critical elements for evaluation of programs and initiatives.
- Develop an overall scale (and weights) that incorporates the rubric analysis of critical elements for evaluation of planned or potential programs and initiatives that do not yet exist.
Committee Membership
- Kevin Railey, Chair and Associate Professor, English Department, Chair
- Felix Armfield, Associate Professor, History and Social Studies Department
- Dewayne Beery, Chair and Associate Professor, Physics Department
- Ann Brown, Associate Director, College Relations
- Stephen Chris, Senior Counselor, Counseling Center
- Gary Jones, Chair and Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology Department
- Dan Kushel, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Art Conservation Department
- Jill Powell, Senior Assistant to the Vice President, Institutional Advancement
- Kathy Wood, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading Department
- Ann Colley, Professor, English Department, College Planning Council Liaison
- Sharon Raimondi, Associate Professor, Exceptional Education Department, College Planning Council Liaison
- Rosalyn Lindner, Senior Adviser to Provost, Academic Information and Assessment, Staff Support
Work Group on Academic Distinctiveness Membership
- Dewayne Beery, Chair and Associate Professor, Physics Department
- Rosalyn Linder, Senior Adviser to Provost, Academic Information and Assessment
- Diane McFarland, Assistant Professor, Business Department
- Karen O'Quinn, Associate Dean, Natural and Social Science
- Wendy Paterson, Chair and Associate Professor, Elementary Education and Reading Department
- Dorcas Colvin, Senior Adviser to the President, Strategic Planning, Staff Support
Work Group on Administrative and Support Unit Distinctiveness Membership
- Lisa August, Associate Director, Career Development Center
- Ann Brown, Associate Director, College Relations
- Stephen Chris, Senior Counselor, Counseling Center
- Jill Powell, Senior Assistant to the Vice President, Institutional Advancement
- Kevin Railey, Chair and Professor, English Department
- Dorcas Colvin, Senior Adviser to the President, Strategic Planning, Staff Support
Work Group I on Institutional (Horizontal) Distinctiveness Membership
- Zeki Al-Saigh, Chair and Professor, Chemistry Department
- Louise Keene, Graduate Student Representative
- Hal Payne, Vice President, Student Affairs
- Sharon Raimondi, Associate Professor, Exceptional Education Department
- Steven Shaffer, Manager, Design and Construction, Facilities Planning and Institutional Studies
- John Song, Chair and Professor, Criminal Justice Department
- Aimable Twagilimana, Associate Professor, English Department
- Gerard Puccio, Chair and Professor, Creative Studies Department, Facilitator
- Marie Mance, Manager, Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Staff Support
Work Group II on Institutional (Horizontal) Distinctiveness Membership
- Frederick Howe, Professor, Educational Foundations
- Claire Jones, Director, College Relations
- Louise Keene, Graduate Student, Student Personnel Administration
- Douglas Koritz, Chair and Associate Professor, Economics and Finance
- Kevin Railey, Chair and Professor, English
- Janet Ramsey, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education
- Kerran Sanger, Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
- Andrew Walsh, Undergraduate Student, Business Studies
- Gail Wells, Associate Director, Student Life
- Gerard Puccio, Chair and Professor, Creative Studies, Facilitator
- Hal Payne, Vice President for Student Affairs, College Planning Council Liaison
- Dorcas Colvin, Senior Adviser to the President, Strategic Planning, Staff Support